Jimmy Arias

Jimmy Arias

Arias in 1984
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Buffalo, New York
Born	(1964-08-16) August 16, 1964 (age 61) [1] Buffalo, New York, U.S. [1]
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm) [1]
Turned pro	1980 [1]
Retired	1994
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Coach	Nick Bollettieri [1]
Prize money	$1,834,140 [1]
Official website	jimmyarias.com
Singles
Career record	283–222 (Grand Prix, WCT, ATP and Grand Slam, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	5 [1]
Highest ranking	No. 5 (9 April 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (1991)
French Open	QF (1984)
Wimbledon	4R (1984)
US Open	SF (1983)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	1R (1983)
WCT Finals	SF (1984)
Olympic Games	SF (1984, demonstration)
Doubles
Career record	71–108 (Grand Prix, WCT, ATP and Grand Slam, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 61 (11 May 1987)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open	W (1981)

James Arias (born August 16, 1964) is a retired tennis touring professional player from the United States.

Biography

Arias was born in Grand Island, New York on August 16, 1964. ^[2] His father, Antonio Arias, was born in Spain and emigrated to Cuba during after the Spanish Civil War, and played football for the Cuba national team. Arias' father was an engineer who analyzed his forehand, and revolutionized it by creating the full-whip forehand - it kept racket speed up by preventing Jimmy from slowing down as he hit the ball. ^[3]

A baseliner, Arias turned pro at age 16 in 1980. His peak year was 1983, when as a 19-year-old he finished the year ranked World No. 6, having reached the U.S. Open semi-finals by defeating Jonathan Canter, Tom Gullikson, Gianni Ocleppo, Joakim Nyström and Yannick Noah, and then lost to Ivan Lendl. He also won the Italian Open and three other tour grand prix events.

He reached his career high ranking of World No. 5 in April 1984. He retired from the tour in 1994, having amassed a 286–223 singles playing record and over $1,800,000 in prize money.

With former World No. 2 tennis player, Andrea Jaeger, he won the 1981 French Open Mixed Doubles Championship.

Broadcast work

Arias serves as a commentator for ESPN International and Tennis Channel. Arias served as an analyst for NBC Sports coverage of Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics. ^[4] In Canada, he has worked as an analyst for Rogers Sportsnet and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the broadcasts of the Rogers Cup. ^[5]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1981	French Open	Clay	Andrea Jaeger	Betty Stöve Fred McNair	7–6, 6–4

Career finals

Singles (5 titles, 11 runner-ups)

Titles by surface
Hard (0)
Grass (0)
Clay (5)
Carpet (0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 1982	Washington, D.C., U.S.	Clay	Ivan Lendl	3–6, 3–6
Loss	0–2	Aug 1982	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	José Higueras	5–7, 7–5, 3–6
Win	1–2	Oct 1982	Tokyo, Japan	Clay	Dominique Bedel	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
Win	2–2	May 1983	Florence, Italy	Clay	Francesco Cancellotti	6–4, 6–3
Win	3–2	May 1983	Rome, Italy	Clay	José Higueras	6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–1, 6–4
Win	4–2	Aug 1983	Indianapolis, U.S.	Clay	Andrés Gómez	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
Loss	4–3	Jul 1983	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.	Clay	José Luis Clerc	3–6, 1–6
Loss	4–4	Jul 1983	Washington D.C., U.S.	Clay	José Luis Clerc	3–6, 6–3, 0–6
Win	5–4	Sep 1983	Palermo, Italy	Clay	José Luis Clerc	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Loss	5–5	May 1985	Las Vegas, U.S.	Hard	Johan Kriek	6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
Loss	5–6	May 1985	Florence, Italy	Clay	Sergio Casal	6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Loss	5–7	Oct 1985	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	Hard	Scott Davis	1–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	5–8	Apr 1987	Monte Carlo Open, Monaco	Clay	Mats Wilander	6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 3–6
Loss	5–9	May 1988	Charleston, U.S.	Clay	Andre Agassi	2–6, 2–6
Loss	5–10	Jan 1990	Adelaide, Australia	Hard	Thomas Muster	6–3, 2–6, 5–7
Loss	5–11	May 1991	Charlotte, U.S.	Clay	Jaime Yzaga	3–6, 5–7

References

1. Jimmy Arias. Association of Tennis Professionals
2. "Hunting Hills announces Johan Kriek and Jimmy Aria exhibition". September 14, 2011.
3. "How the tutelage of a Cuban émigré helped create the modern game". Tennis.com.
4. Ray Frager (July 16, 2008) Medium Well: Your NBC Olympics lineup. Baltimore Sun. Archived 2008-08-03 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Sportsnet serves multiplatform Rogers Cup coverage to tennis fans". Cartt.ca. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

External links

• Jimmy Arias at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jimmy Arias at the International Tennis Federation
• Jimmy Arias at the Davis Cup
• Induction into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame page

Awards
Preceded by Peter McNamara	ATP Most Improved Player 1983	Succeeded by not awarded, 1984 Boris Becker, 1985